Kishtwar
district of Jammu and Kashmir has total population of
230,696
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
120,165
are males while
110,531
are females. In 2011 there were total
45,209
families residing in Kishtwar district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Kishtwar district is
920.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
6.4%
people lives in Urban areas while
93.6%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.1% while that in the rural areas is 54%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kishtwar district is 817 while that of Rural areas is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kishtwar
district is 39396 which is
17%
of the total population. There are 20479 male children
and 18917 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kishtwar is
924
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Kishtwar district.

The total literacy rate of
Kishtwar district is
56.2%. The male literacy rate is 57.17% and the female
literacy rate is 35.11% in Kishtwar district.

Population

230,696

Literacy

56.2%

Sex Ratio

920

To facilitate the administration, Kishtwar district is further
divided into
4
Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Kishtwar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kishtwar district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

39,396

20,479

18,917

Literacy

56.2%

57.17%

35.11%

Scheduled Caste

14,307

7,322

6,985

Scheduled Tribe

38,149

19,889

18,260

Illiterate

123,190

51,465

71,725

Caste-wise Population - Kishtwar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
6.2%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
16.5%
of total population in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

14,307

7,322

6,985

Schedule Tribe

38,149

19,889

18,260

Religion-wise Population - Kishtwar district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

93,931

(40.72%)

49,604

44,327

Muslim

133,225

(57.75%)

68,655

64,570

Christian

277

(0.12%)

164

113

Sikh

450

(0.2%)

296

154

Buddhist

2,094

(0.91%)

1,056

1,038

Jain

3

(0%)

0

3

Other Religion

514

(0.22%)

273

241

No Religion Specified

202

(0.09%)

117

85

Literacy Rate - Kishtwar district

The total literacy rate of
Kishtwar district was 56.2% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total
107,506 literates,
males were 68,700 while females were 38,806.
Also the male literacy rate was 68.92% and the female
literacy rate was 42.36% in Kishtwar district.

Kishtwar district

Jammu and Kashmir

Female

42.36%

56.43%

Male

68.92%

76.75%

Total

56.2%

67.16%

Sex Ratio - Kishtwar district

The Sex Ratio of Kishtwar district is
920
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
920
females in Kishtwar district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
924
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (
920
) of Kishtwar district.

Population Density - Kishtwar district

The total area of Kishtwar district is
1,644 km2.
Thus the density of Kishtwar district is
140
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
1
sq. km. area is under urban region while
1,643
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Kishtwar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Kishtwar, 6.44% people lived in urban regions
while 93.56% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 14,865 out of which 8,179 were males while remaining 6,686 were females.
In rural areas of Kishtwar, male population was 111,986
while female population was 103,845.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Kishtwar was 817 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Kishtwar was 868
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Kishtwar were 1,627 which is 10.95% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Kishtwar was 927 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Kishtwar was 926 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Kishtwar for urban regions was 86.07 percent in which
males were 92.58% literate while female literacy stood at
78.04%. The total literate
population of Kishtwar was 107,506. Similarly in rural areas of Kishtwar, the
average literacy rate was 53.98 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 67.04% and
39.89% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Kishtwar were 96,112.

Rural

Urban

Population %

93.56%

6.44%

Total population

215,831

14,865

Male population

111,986

8,179

Female population

103,845

6,686

Sex ratio

927

817

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

926

868

Child population

37,769

1,627

Literates

96,112

11,394

Average literacy

53.98%

86.07%

Male literacy

67.04%

92.58%

Female literacy

39.89%

78.04%

Child Population - Kishtwar district

According to Census 2011, there were
39,396
children between age 0 to 6 years in Kishtwar district. Out of
which
20,479
were male while
18,917
were female.

Working Population - Kishtwar district

In Kishtwar district out of total population, 82,974 were
engaged in work activities. 53.9% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 46.1% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,974 workers
engaged in Main Work, 19,210 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 3,583 were Agricultural labourer.